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Edward Lawrenson
Edward Lawrenson
Film Editor Edward Lawrenson is a freelance writer based in London. He was deputy editor of Sight & Sound and has worked as a programme consultant for the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the BFI London Film Festival.
47 Metres Down – underwater shark drama with lots of bite but not much depth
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47 Metres Down – underwater shark drama with lots of bite but not much depth

Dirk Bogarde’s Victim helped to bring homosexuality out of the shadows
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Dirk Bogarde’s Victim helped to bring homosexuality out of the shadows

David Lynch: The Art of Life – review
Film

David Lynch: The Art of Life – review

Film Review: The Midwife – pedestrian drama saved by French cinema legend
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Film Review: The Midwife – pedestrian drama saved by French cinema legend

Review: Okja – large-canvas ambition best appreciated on the big screen
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Review: Okja – large-canvas ambition best appreciated on the big screen

Film: The Graduate at 50 – Mrs Robinson still shines
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Film: The Graduate at 50 – Mrs Robinson still shines

Film review: Whitney – in search of the vulnerable star behind the huge voice
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Film review: Whitney – in search of the vulnerable star behind the huge voice

Film Review: Wilson – diverting if forgettable US indie comedy-drama
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Film Review: Wilson – diverting if forgettable US indie comedy-drama

Film Review: After the Storm – an honest and complex depiction of family life
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Film Review: After the Storm – an honest and complex depiction of family life

Film Review: The Other Side of Hope – A fine film on Europe’s refugee crisis
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Film Review: The Other Side of Hope – A fine film on Europe’s refugee crisis

Review: Colossal – A monstrously strange look at everday addiction
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Review: Colossal – A monstrously strange look at everday addiction

Film Review: Frantz – Subtlety, intelligence and affecting sensitivity
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Film Review: Frantz – Subtlety, intelligence and affecting sensitivity